Paintbrush holder and wiper attachment



Jan; 18, 1955 ELA'. Lite PAINTBRUSH HOLDER'AND WfPER ATTACHMENT Filed April 23, 1953 IN V EN TOR.

United States Patent PAINTBRUSH HOLDER AND WIPER ATTACHMENT Ernst A. Lieb, Chicago, Ill.

Application April 23, 1953, Serial No. 350,697

1 Claim. (Cl. 220-90) My invention relates to combination paint brush holders and scrapers adapted to be removably secured to the upper rim of various sizes of paint containers.

An important object of my invention is to provide an article of the aforementioned character which is equipped with flexible and/or resilient metallic clamp means adapted to conform to the configuration of the rim of a paint can or container, and spring clamp means for securing the same removably to the upper rim of a paint can.

Another object of my invention is to provide an article of the aforementioned character adapted to straddle and fit configuratively the diameters or the circumferences of various sizes of cans, the same being provided with paint scraper means to permit the paint brush to be moved across the said paint scraper means to remove excess paint from the paint brush after dipping the same, so as to prevent the paint from running down the handle of the brush, and onto the hand of the painter or operator.

A further object of my invention is to provide rigid paint scraper means articulately secured in bearings which are adapted to operate in slotted means in the flexible or resilient paint brush support, which is also provided with bearing portions at the outer laterals thereof in which are confined U-shaped wire supports adapted to straddle the upper rim of a can and support the same firmly thereon.

A still further object of my invention is to provide in an article of the aforementioned character spring clamping means provided with lip means engaging removably and releasably the handle of a paint brush to permit the same to be supported thereon; the paint brush ferrule resting on the scraping edge so that the paint brush bristles will at all times remain exposed so as to permit all paint to drip off therefrom into the paint can or container.

A still further object of my invention is to provide an article of the aforementioned character which is economical to manufacture in quantity production.

Other objects and advantages inherent in my invention will become apparent from an examination of the accompanying drawings, elucidating to those familiar with the art the nature, objects and advantages of my invention, further elaborated in the ensuing description, wherein like symbols are used to designate like parts, and in which;

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of my invention secured to a paint container.

Fig. 2 is a front view of my invention, partly in section, in order to more clearly depict the detailed elemental structure thereof.

Fig. 3 is a view looking at the left of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of my invention.

Referring to the various views, my invention is generally designated 5, and it is secured to a paint container or can 6, having an upper rim 7, to which my invention is removably secured. In the use of the paint for painting operations it will be noted that the paint can 6 has paint 8 therein reaching a surface level 9. The paint brush handle 10, which is held in the hand and the bristles 11 are interconnected by the paint brush ferrule 33 which reenforces the bristle cementing structure and assures a permanent anchorage of the bristles 11. The paint brush is dipped in as illustrated in Fig. 2 and the paint allowed to drain off after the brush is removed, the excess paint being also scraped off by virtue of the scraping edge 12 hereinafter to be more clearly described as illustrated also in Fig. 2 so as to maintain at all times the ferrule 33 free from paint as well as the handle 10, thus preventing 2,699,882 Patented Jan. 18, 1955 paint from running down to the hands and fingers of the painter.

It will be noted that when the painting job is completed the brush may be set to rest by allowing the handle 10 thereof to be held or retained by the spring clip means 27, the paint brush ferrule 33 resting on the scraper edge 12. The said operations or positions of the paint brush are illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 2. Thus it can be seen that at no time will the paint be permitted to contaminate the paint brush ferrule or the paint brush handle maintaining the same clean and permitting the operator to do neat work.

My invention, generally designated 5, consists of a flexible and/ or resilient clamping element 19 which will adjust itself compatibly with the various diameters of paint can rims 7. The said clamping element 19 is provided with hearing portions 20 on its outer transverse laterals in which are secured articulately the U-shaped wire hooks 21 adapted to straddle over the rim 7 of the can 6 and locate the device vertically or longitudinally with respect to its proper position within the interior confines of the can. To the element 19 is secured by riveting at 23 a spring clip 22, having the frictional clip portion 24 in spring-like engagement frictionally with the can surface 6. The element 19 is also provided with slotted portions 32 in order to permit the blade scraper 13 to equalize itself with respect to the various curvatures assumed by the element 19 when the same is secured to different sizes of cans. The scraper element 13 has an angularly bent portion 14 at the top thereof terminating in a scraper edge 12 for scraping paint off the bristles 11 of the paint brush element 10. The scraper element 13 is provided with hearing elements 16 having terminal portions thereof 31 riveted to the element 13 so that the same will work within the confines of the slots 32. The scraper blade element 13 is further provided with lugs 15 through which the pins 18 are inserted and readily removed by virtue of the hand gripping knobs 17 thereon.

The clamping element 22 has secured thereto at 26 a Z-shaped bracket element 25 to which the spring clip 27 for holding releasably the brush handle 10 is secured by riveting or other suitable means. The spring clip 27 consists of a pair of arcuately formed gripping portions 28 terminating in spring lips 29 defining the mouth 30 which engages frictionally, releasably and resiliently the handle 10 of the paint brush so that when the paint brush is to be positioned at rest the handle 10 is forced down between the confines 30 of the lips 29 and held frictionally and resiliently in place. To free the same a slight pressure is exerted when pulling the handle 10 upwardly releasing the paint brush for actual use.

It will be noted that I have herein provided a structure which will be adapted to fit various diameters, or the upper portions of cans of various diameters, which: will provide a paint scraping edge, and which will aid in maintaining the paint brush clean and free from paint on the handle or the ferrule thereof.

While the invention has been herein described in its preferred form it is to be understood that it is not limited to the specific construction herein shown and that it may be practiced in other forms without departing from the spirit and scope thereof.

Having thus described and revealed my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

Paint brush holder and scraper attachment means, comprising a resilient clamping strip adapted to be configuratively conformable to the varied diametral contours of cans and provided with transverse bearing portions at its outer laterals, U-shaped wire hanger hooks articulately mounted in the said transverse bearing portions, the said clamping strip being further provided with slotted portions adjacent the said bearing portions, a rigid paint scraper element provided with a paint scraping edge and further provided with lugs and bearing portions emanating from the transverse laterals thereof and being in vertical alignment with the said lugs, pin elements removably secured to the said lugs and bearing portions, the said bearing means projecting through and being slidably operative in the said slotted portions, a clamping 4 element secured to the said resilient clampjngvstrip and 853,493 Bradbury, May 14, 1907 provided with a spring clip portion adapted to engage 861,305 McFadden July 30, 1907 releasably the peripheral portion of a can. 1,017,753 Harrison Feb. 20, 1912 1,316,428 Daly Sept. 16, 1919 References Citedin the file of'this patent 5 2,560,228 Kosorok July 10, 1951 level'n e a1 4,

419,585 Crapo Jan.- 14, 189 

